Chinese Space Science and Technology

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OPTIMAL ORBITAL MANEUVERS FOR HOMING HASE OF SPACE RENDEZVOUS

Jing Wuxing Geng Yunhai Yang Xu Wu Yaohua (Harbin Institute of Technology,Harbin 150001)   

  • Online:1998-04-25

Abstract: Fuel optimization for homing phase of space rendezvous is studied.Based on C-W equations,an algorithm to compute optimal rendezvous time and optimal position of the first Δ v is presented.Simulationresults show that for two impulse rendezvous if the first Δ v is applied after some coasting time,fuel required is less than that if the first Δ v is applied at initial time.